Non-Quaternary

Non-Quaternary is a gender identity referring to someone who does not fit into the idea of being 100% male, female, both, or neither. This may or may not include variations between those 4 gender identities. This may include:

1. Someone who identifies as a bxy, a gxrl, or any other identity in which one is both genderless and a binary gender.
2. Someone who is aporagender or maverique, or otherwise abinary.
3. Someone who is xenic and feels no need to label their identity further.
4. Someone who is gendervast and cannot describe themselves with a gender quaternary.
5. Someone who possesses more than 4 anthrogender identities.
6. Someone's whose culture recognizes more than 4 gender identities.
7. Someone's whose culture recognizes 4 gender identities, but they feel disconnected from all 4 of them.

History

Non-Quaternary was coined by user Double-bi, also known as Jacinto, on April 26, 2021.

Gender Quaternary

The Gender Quaternary is an idea (not as prevalent as the Gender Trinary, and neither are as prevalent as the Gender Binary), that suggests 4 distinct gender identities that either should or do play a role in society. In the modern western world, these are often male, female, genderfluid/bigender, and agender/neutrois.

An example of a gender spectrum with 4 distinct identities.

In modern portrayals of the gender spectrum, a Gender Quaternary is often portrayed, providing 4 main identities, but may show variation between.

In the English language, there are 4 distinct types of gendered nouns with associated pronouns, despite the fact that there may not be 4 recognized genders in society. These are masculine (he/him), feminine (she/her), common (they/them), and neuter (it/its). Because of this, neopronoun users may be considered Non-Quaternary.

Another example of a gender spectrum with 4 main identities.

However, there have been cultures in the past that recognized a Gender Quaternary in society and culture, such as some Diné Native American people, which recognized 4 parts in the gender spectrum - masculine male, feminine female, feminine male, and masculine female. The latter 2 were referred to as the 2 kinds of Nádleehi, which is often considered a Two Spirit identitty.

Etymology

Non-Quaternary is based off of Non-Binary and Non-Trinary.